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Tabs-stops in editor AcuBench

  • June 22, 2021
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Jaap Voerman
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Is there docu for how to set/ work with the tabstops?

I use Insert spaces and not Keep Tabs. Source format ANSI Format. Tab size is 4 or 8 but makes no difference.

Tabs on 7, 8, 12, 22, 32, 45,47,50,54, 73 and 81. I see them in the ruler.

In Overwrite mode OVR on an existing cobol line, starting on column 1 the tab goes to 7, 13, 25, 49 and after last character.

13 minus 7 is 6, 25 minus 13 is 12, 49 minus 25 is 24.What is the logic?

New line under a existing and starting on column 1, the first tab goes to 7 then to 8 and that is oke, but then to 9, to 13,23,33,46,48,51 and 55.

That is just allways 1 position to far.

The problems are started a few years back, when a complet new editor was introduced.

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Martin Turner
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Is there docu for how to set/ work with the tabstops?

I use Insert spaces and not Keep Tabs. Source format ANSI Format. Tab size is 4 or 8 but makes no difference.

Tabs on 7, 8, 12, 22, 32, 45,47,50,54, 73 and 81. I see them in the ruler.

In Overwrite mode OVR on an existing cobol line, starting on column 1 the tab goes to 7, 13, 25, 49 and after last character.

13 minus 7 is 6, 25 minus 13 is 12, 49 minus 25 is 24.What is the logic?

New line under a existing and starting on column 1, the first tab goes to 7 then to 8 and that is oke, but then to 9, to 13,23,33,46,48,51 and 55.

That is just allways 1 position to far.

The problems are started a few years back, when a complet new editor was introduced.

Sounds like an issue that has already been reported and will be fixed in 10.4.1


Jaap Voerman
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  • June 22, 2021

Sounds like an issue that has already been reported and will be fixed in 10.4.1

When is 10.4.1 present to download?


Martin Turner
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When is 10.4.1 present to download?

It should be released at the end of the year.


Jaap Voerman
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  • June 23, 2021

It should be released at the end of the year.

Is there perhaps an ECN?


Martin Turner
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Is there perhaps an ECN?

Fixed in 10.4.1 by ECN WB723